К продвинутому уровню Upper-intermediate обычно наступает просветление основы основ уже пройдены. Остается их немного повторить и приступать к интересностям и тонкостям грамматики.
| Какую грамматику проходят на уровне Upper-intermediate | Примеры грамматики |
| Question formation (порядокслов ввопросах) Direct and indirect questions | Are you talking about me? What are you talking about? What time does it open? Doyouknowwhattimeitopens? |
| Auxuliaryverbs (вспомогательные гглаголы) | I like dogs, but my wife doesn't. - I loved the film! - So did I. - I've finished. - Have you? |
| the... the... comparatives | The sooner, the better. The longer you wait, the worse it gets. |
| Present Perfect vs Present Perfect Continuous | She has been writing novels since she was a student. She'swritten 30 novels. |
| Adjectivesasnouns Adjectiveorder (прилагательные в качестве существительных, порядок прилагательных) | The Chinese invented paper. The poor are getting poorer. They need to create more jobs for the unemployed. I bought a beautifulItalianleatherbag. |
| Narrative tenses: Past Simple, Past Continuous, Past Perfect Past Perfect Continuous | We had been flying for about two hours when suddenly the captain told us to fasten our seat belts because we were flying into a thunderstorm. When this happened, most passengers hadn't finished their meals yet. |
| so... that such... that | There was so much traffic that we nearly missed the flight. It was such a great show that I want to see it again. |
| Position of adverbs and adverbial phrases (наречия) | He walks slowly. I've almost finished. Ideally, we should leave at 8. |
| FuturePerfect FutureContinuous | They will have finished painting the house by Monday. Don't phone between 6 and 7, we'll be having dinner then. |
| Zero and First Conditionals Future time clauses | If you haven't been to Paris, you haven't lived. If we are lucky, we'll have sold the house by Christmas. I'll call you as soon as I've talked to the boss. |
| Unrealconditionals | If you exercised more, you'd be much healthier. He would have died, if he hadn't been wearing a helmet. |
| Конструкции с wish | I wish I was 20 years younger! I wish I hadn't bought this car! / If only I hadn't bought... I wishyouwouldstopcallingmeatnight. |
| Gerunds and infinitives (герундийиинфинитив) | Remember to lock the door VS I remember locking the door. I stopped to smoke VS I stopped smoking. |
| Used to, be used to, get used to | I used to live in the countryside. I was used to the peace and quiet. I can't get used to the noise of the city. |
| must have been / done might have been / done can't have been / done | It must have been difficult for you. They might have left. I can't have lost it. |
| Verbs of the senses (глаголывосприятия) | It smells good. It feels comfortable. You look tired. Sounds interesting. |
| Passive Voice (пассивныйзалог) + it is said that... + havesomethingdone | My car has been stolen. You can be fined for making noise. The church was being renovated when I last saw it. The criminals are believed to have fled the country. I need to have my car fixed. |
| Reportingverbs | He persuaded me to quit my job. She apologized for not being on time. |
| Clausesofcontrast andpurpose (придаточные предложения противопоставления и цели) | I went to work even though I wasn't feeling well. Although I was tired, I didin't want to go to bed. In spite of / Despite the fact that she's 85, she's very active. I went to the bank in order to speak to my bank manager. I wroteitdownsoasnottoforget. |
| whatever, whenever whoever | Have a seat wherever you like. Whateverhappens, staycalm. |
| Uncountable andpluralnouns (неисчисляемые сущ. и сущ. во множеств. числе) | I need some advice. I'll give you two pieces of advice. It's made of glass. Can I have a glass of water? The hotel staff is very friendly / The hotel staff are very friendly. Thepolicearecanvassingthearea. |
| Quantifiers | All fruit contains sugar VS All the animals in this zoo look sad. Shewantedtostudyeitherphysicsormathematics. |
| Articles | My father is in hospital. They're building a new hospital. |
